Well what do you know--France can't afford its nationalized health care! I am reading an article in today's Wall Street Journal that explains how the French cannot afford their universal health care. They are going in the hole each successive year and forecast that it will continue this way. Part of the reason that the French can't pay for their public health insurance is from the aging population and SOARING health care costs. France recently decided to institute co-pays to try to help cover the costs. They also tried to cut services, especially where there are less efficient services. Guess what happened? Patients, doctors and nurses all complained that health care is being rationed. Does anyone remember that this is one of President Obama's pledges--to
not ration health care? The Wall Street Journal article (David Gauthier-Villars) states "The French system's fragile solvency shows how tough it is to provide universal coverage while controlling costs, the professed twin goals of President Barack Obama's proposed overhaul.
"Financial pain has long dogged the French plan. As in the U.S., demand for care is growing faster than the economy as people take better care of themselves and new treatments become available."
I'm just saying, this universal healthcare thing is looking more desirable all the time.
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